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Old January 19, 2010, 05:05 PM
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@Lou Ann: No, both sentences are active voice.

Passive voice: Los rostros de las mujeres en Medio Oriente son tapados. (Which sounds horrible and not clear btw.)

The difference is the pronominal form of the verb: taparse vs. tapar.
(Not all the verbs can be like this though.)

Ellas se tapan el rostro = ellas tapan su rostro.
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